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Commission approves three Mission Street medical cannabis permits with conditions and neighborhood liaison requirements
Summary
After hours of testimony for and against, the Planning Commission approved mandates for Green Cross (4218 Mission) and two additional Mission Street storefronts (TreeMed 5234, Mission Organics 5258) with conditions requiring security coordination, lighting, facade improvements and a community liaison; commissioners voiced concern about clustering but found the applications met current code.
Following a lengthy hearing that drew hundreds of speakers, the Planning Commission voted Feb. 16 to approve three medical cannabis dispensary permits for Mission Street storefronts, attaching conditions intended to address neighborhood safety, nuisance and outreach concerns.
Green Cross (4218 Mission) Planning staff testified that the Green Cross delivery operation has a multiyear record in San Francisco and that the proposed walk-in location complies with current zoning and the city's MCD provisions. Opponents including the Outer Mission Merchants and Residents Association argued the location is near childcare facilities and a YMCA and expressed concern about clustering. Supporters, including multiple patients and the Ingleside Station permit officer, described Green Cross as a professional operator that…
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